Mr Nicholas Atkins, MNZM, of Christchurch, for services to science and the community
Nicholas Atkins was a founding member of Science Badge Award Trust, established to stimulate student interest in science and technology.
The Trust has grown to 29 badges, ranging from agriculture to zoology. The programme is now available nationwide, with more than 150 schools participating annually.
Mr Atkins chairs the Canterbury Westland Science Fair Organising Committee. He has been Metropolitan Zone Commissioner and District Leader with Scouting New Zealand.
He was a member of the Education Advisory Board Orana Park and is the Secretary of Christchurch Kiwanis Club.
He was a Vestry member and Secretary of Saint Christopher’s Avonhead. Mr Atkins was a Judicial Justice of the Peace until retirement.